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PAPERBACK price:$40.00 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Sign in to download PDF book and chapters Free Resources Display this book on your site! Related Titles America's Energy Future:Technology and Transformation Cooperation in the Energy Futures of China and the United States Other Related Titles The National Academies Summit on America's Energy Future: Summary of a Meeting (2008) Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager . "Part I: The Current Context." The National Academies Summit on America's Energy Future: Summary of a Meeting. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008. Please select a format: Page 1   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Part I The Current Context We must find a way to meet the increasing demand for energy without adding catastrophically to greenhouse gases. —Ray Orbach, Undersecretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy Page 1 Front Matter (R1-R18) Part I: The Current Context (1-2) 1 A Growing Sense of Urgency (3-10) 2 The Challenge of Global Warming (11-19) 3 The Developing World - The Case of China (20-28) Part II: Energy Supplies (29-30) 4 Petroleum and Natural Gas (31-38) 5 Coal (39-43) 6 Nuclear Power (44-48) 7 Biofuels (49-58) 8 Other Renewable Sources of Energy (59-62) Part III: Energy Uses (63-64) 9 Transportation (65-76) 10 Buildings and Industry (77-82) Part IV: Meeting the Challenge (83-84) 11 Pathways to a Sustainable Future (85-102) 12 The Public Sector Response (103-127) 13 The Role of the Private Sector - The Case of Google (128-132) 14 Barriers and Potential (133-138) References (139-140) Appendixes (141-142) Appendix A: America's Energy Future Project (143-147) Appendix B: Speakers at the Summit (148-156) Appendix C: Summit Agenda (157-160) Appendix D: Units of Measure and Equivalences (161-162)

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